tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45167278951674405642024-03-12T23:49:15.656-05:00Library Blog CIATSharing Knowledge for Eco-efficient AgricultureCIAT Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00567441300276612605noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-43920805350922414592012-11-22T16:17:00.000-05:002012-11-23T07:40:45.534-05:00CIAT's contribution to an Eco-efficient agriculture through crop genetic improvement
During November-December, CIAT’s Library is
exhibiting books, reports, and other documents on: “CIAT’s Contribution to an
Eco-efficient Agriculture Through Crop
Genetic Improvement”. The exhibition includes some of the most important
achievements in rice, cassava, beans, and tropical forages. Some of the publications are listed
below:
Producción eco-eficiente del arroz en América ecampillorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03624530893064982849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-67690021321528917042012-10-17T14:49:00.001-05:002012-11-20T09:24:03.178-05:00Drought Tolerance in Tropical Crops
During
October-November, CIAT’s Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports, and
other documents on: “Drought Tolerance
in Tropical Crops”. The exhibition includes: yield response to drought
stress; improving resistance to environmental stress; physiological effects of
water stress; breeding and selection for drought resistance; inheritance of
drought tolerance, among others. Some of the ecampillorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03624530893064982849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-68625692644730986732012-06-29T15:20:00.000-05:002012-06-29T15:20:44.109-05:00Food Security
During July, CIAT’s Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports, and other documents on: “Food Security”. The exhibition includes: global food crises, rural poverty, agricultural research, effect of climate change on food security, poverty reduction, feed scarcity, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:
Climate change impacts on food security in Sub-Saharan Africa: InsightsMariano Mejiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391880892077723382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-83173773153160614402012-03-22T15:32:00.016-05:002012-04-02T15:13:46.402-05:00Agribusiness and Agricultural MarketsAs of April, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Agribusiness and Agricultural Markets". The exhibition includes: rural agroindustry; markets; marketing; agroenterprises; trade liberalization; small farming, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:From subsistence to market oriented livestock smallholder development in Nicaragua and HondurasMariano Mejiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391880892077723382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-24667984806370760812011-12-21T15:38:00.012-05:002012-01-02T10:37:04.701-05:00Integrated Tropical Crop Pest and Disease ManagementAs of January, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Integrated Tropical Crop Pest and Disease Management”. Some of the publications are listed below: Manejo integrado de moscas blancas asociadas al cultivo de la yuca. Bellotti, Anthony C.; Arias V., Bernardo; Herrera Fernández, Carlos Julio; Holguín A., Claudia María. 2007. Whitefly and whitefly-borne Mariano Mejiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391880892077723382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-56029716709467202992011-09-30T12:21:00.087-05:002011-10-04T13:58:55.436-05:00Tropical Soil Biology and FertilityAs of October, CIAT’s Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports, and other documents on: “Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility”. The exhibition includes: soil macrofauna, soil carbon management, soil nutrient management, soil ecology, soil mineral dynamics, nutrient cycling in soils, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:Integrated soil fertility management in Africa : Mariano Mejiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391880892077723382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-41294690243277972592011-08-16T09:38:00.027-05:002011-08-17T09:54:53.826-05:00Deforestation, Reforestation, and Agroforestry in the Tropics As of August, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Deforestation, Reforestation, and Agroforestry in the Tropics”. The exhibition includes: forest deterioration, slash-and-burn systems, forest policies, payment for environmental services, shifting cultivation, carbon sequestration, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:
Alternatives Mariano Mejiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391880892077723382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-20973872611460266312011-06-17T15:55:00.007-05:002011-06-23T15:04:44.659-05:00Ciat Publications on Tropical ForagesAs of June, CIA's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and otherdocuments on "Ciat Publications on Tropical Forages". Some of the publications are listed below:<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 21 false false false ES-CO X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte CIAT Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00567441300276612605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-70302657046283895812011-04-07T13:19:00.018-05:002011-04-08T15:54:12.892-05:00Seed Systems As of April, CIA's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Seed Systems". The exhibition includes: breeding, production, drying, certification, quality control, storage, commercialization, trading, legislation, among others. Some of the publications are listed below: Seed system security assessment. 2009. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT); CatholicMariano Mejiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391880892077723382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-77566775144901660842011-02-24T09:01:00.025-05:002011-02-25T16:19:35.155-05:00Research on Colombia's Orinoco Region As of February, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Research on the Colombia's Orinoco Region". The exhibition includes: savanna ecosystems, Eastern Plains, soils, grasslands, mixed pastures, improved pastures, livestock, crops, research projects, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:Resultados, adopción e impacto en los Llanos Mariano Mejiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391880892077723382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-74552058369759295292011-01-11T14:39:00.013-05:002011-01-19T09:16:18.254-05:00Agricultural Trade and MarketingAs of January, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Agricultural Trade and Marketing”. The exhibition includes: marketing, markets, trade, trading, exports, agroenterprises, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:Getting to market : From agriculture to agroenterprise. Ferris, Shaun; Mundy, Paul; Best, Rupert (eds.). 2009. http://Mariano Mejiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391880892077723382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-17453319597399539162010-11-09T11:16:00.016-05:002010-11-12T14:30:05.587-05:00Tropical FruitsAs of November, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Tropical Fruits”. The exhibition includes: cultivation, cultural practices, plant breeding, pest and diseases control, indigenous species, harvest and postharvest, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:
Indigenous fruit trees in the tropics : Domestication, utilization and Mariano Mejiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391880892077723382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-88819742575579426662010-09-23T13:31:00.005-05:002010-09-23T13:49:12.383-05:00CIAT present at the XI International Rice Conference for Latin America and the CaribbeanYesterday, 22 September, was the inauguration of the XI International Rice Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, which has gathered the region’s scientists, producers, and entrepreneurs to discuss the current panorama of the rice sector and propose strategies that will allow it to better address the challenges posed by climate change, food security, and international markets.
Dr. RubénUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-26052678254807062752010-09-22T14:19:00.010-05:002010-10-06T11:36:44.562-05:00Rice Breeding in Latin America and the CaribbeanAs of October, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Rice Breeding in Latin America and the Caribbean”. The exhibition includes: genetics, plant breeding, selection, hybridization, crossbreeding, pest and disease resistance, varieties, biotechnology, among others. Some of the publications are listed below: Producción eco-eficiente del arroz en América Latina.Mariano Mejiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391880892077723382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-9511580117062419742010-09-03T10:11:00.002-05:002010-09-10T11:58:09.354-05:00Latest edition of CIAT's e-newsletter
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Challenges & Innovations
The current issue of CIAT's e-newsletter starts with some thoughtful observations by CIAT's Director General Ruben Echeverría on donor funding, alliances, and south-south technology exchanges, followed by a summary of the excellent outcomes of the recent visit by the Colombian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to the Center.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-38226252866670464202010-08-13T10:12:00.015-05:002010-08-20T09:54:22.266-05:00Enhancing the Nutritional Value of Plant ProductsAs of August, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Enhancing the Nutritional Value of Plant Products”. The exhibition includes: biofortified crops, nutritive value of plants, food enrichment, crop biofortification, protein enrichment, nutritional quality of food, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:
El impacto nutricional de cultivos Mariano Mejiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391880892077723382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-8358609138788818912010-06-18T14:15:00.010-05:002010-07-09T13:31:01.574-05:00Bean Breeding
As of July, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Beans Breeding”. The exhibition includes: selection, hybridization, crossbreeding, resistance to environmental stress and to insect pests and diseases, marker-assisted selection, genetic resources, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:
Common bean improvement in the twenty-first centuryMariano Mejiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391880892077723382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-47416467781648082332010-04-27T10:13:00.008-05:002010-05-05T09:44:05.024-05:00Intellectual Property RightsAs of May, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Intellectual Property Rights”. The exhibition includes: indigenous people and intellectual property rights; property rights and biotechnology; laws for access to genetic resources; biotechnology and patent protection, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:Agricultural biotechnology and Mariano Mejiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391880892077723382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-69471864986497319352010-03-10T11:26:00.009-05:002010-03-12T09:19:50.901-05:00Plant Resistance to Pests and DiseasesAs of March, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Plant Resistance to Pests and Diseases”. The exhibition includes: natural resistance of plants, plant resistance mechanisms, breeding for plant resistance, plant defenses against pathogens and pests, among others. Some of the publications are listed below: Induced plant defenses against pathogens and Mariano Mejiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391880892077723382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-19424563242302518652010-02-04T11:17:00.011-05:002010-02-08T14:24:28.878-05:00Use of Organic FertilizersAs of February, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Use of Organic Fertilizers”. The exhibition includes: cover crops, green manure, biofertilizers, composting, organic farming, agroecology, among others. Some of the publications are listed below: Agroecology and the search for a truly sustainable agriculture [on line]. Altieri, Miguel Angel; Nicholls, Mariano Mejiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391880892077723382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-47443246141149004812009-11-19T08:08:00.012-05:002010-02-08T10:48:26.534-05:00Water RightsAs of November, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Water Rights”. The exhibition includes: water resource management, water legislation, women and water resources, water policies, water scarcity, community watershed management, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:Higher level institutions and policies : Water and food in river basins inCIAT Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00567441300276612605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-42999451503326918862009-10-13T14:50:00.008-05:002009-10-14T15:23:33.794-05:00Everything is ready for regional consultation on the future of agriculture for Latin America and the CaribbeanRepresentatives from the agricultural research sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are to meet at CIAT on 19 and 20 October to participate in the Regional Consultation on Agricultural Research for Development for LAC. This consultation will form the basis of what is presented at the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) to be held in March 2010 in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-29635375206901479462009-09-22T16:18:00.003-05:002009-09-22T16:28:48.114-05:00Vice Minister supports CoCoon initiative at CIATColombia’s Vice Minister of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development, Claudia Mora, was at CIAT today, to speak at the Conflict and Cooperation over Natural Resources (CoCoon) Matchmaking meeting.
The two-day conference at CIAT’s headquarters in Palmira has brought together experts to help strengthen regional ties in Central and South America. The resulting regional consortium, along Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-88975288104804583372009-09-09T14:01:00.013-05:002009-09-16T07:25:41.175-05:00Agriculture and Climate ChangeAs of September, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Agriculture and Climate Change”. The exhibition includes: climatic variations in agriculture, greenhouse effect, global environmental change, effect of climate change in crop production, carbon sequestration, predictions of climate change, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:The value Mariano Mejiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391880892077723382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516727895167440564.post-85346772181766495932009-07-16T11:34:00.001-05:002009-07-21T15:03:48.965-05:00Organic Agriculture in the TropicsAs of July-August, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, theses, reports and other documents on "Organic Agriculture in the Tropics”. The exhibition includes: agroecology, sustainable agriculture, composting, minimum tillage, organic fertilizers, biological pest control and soil fertility management, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:Agroecology and the search for a truly Mariano Mejiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391880892077723382noreply@blogger.com0